New Biocide Dry Toilet with hygienic facilities
Drycloset project
Water is essential for life: it affects human life and humans affect the water cycle. Every year, approximately 16 km3 of water are flushed out in conventional flushing toilets. In the majority of the cases, it is drinking water which is used in flushing toilets. This water must be treated in water-treatment plants before discharged in the environment. Moreover, approximately 20 millions European haven’t safe sanitation in Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe. In such area, there are dry rudimentary toilets as pit latrines.
The use of DryCloset can save up to 40 litres per capita/day. But most of these systems present several shortcomings,such as unpleasant odours and the necessary manual manipulation of latrine waste. In source separation dry toilets, another problem is the struvite precipitation in pipes.
Objectives to design a new biocide drytoilet with hygienic facilities :
The goal of the project is multiple: creation of a biocide material, prevention of the struvite precipitation and control of the odours generated by DryCloset with a biofilter.
1. Formulation of a biocide and slippery material
2. Prevent the struvite precipitation
3. Remove odours by biofiltration